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Gift Cards Scan Their Way Into The Digital-First Economy

Gift Cards Scan Their Way Into The Digital-First Economy
Gift Cards Scan Their Way Into The Digital-First Economy
March 09, 2021  |  Payment Methods

There’s no shortage of evidence for the digital shift, especially when it comes to changes in the way consumers are now paying for goods and...

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PayPal’s Magats: 2021 Is The Year Of Three-Dimensional Commerce
PayPal’s Magats: 2021 Is The Year Of Three-Dimensional Commerce
March 08, 2021  |  Retail

When we think about what made the holiday shopping season different in the year 2020, it isn’t just how highly digitized it was. Consumers’ shift...

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NEW DATA: Digital Lessons From Main Street’s 2021 SMB Survivors
NEW DATA: Digital Lessons From Main Street’s 2021 SMB Survivors
March 08, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The anniversary of the United States’ first pandemic-related lockdown measures is fast approaching. March 19 will mark 365 days since California became the first —...

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TD Bank Takes Real-Time Approach To ID Verification
TD Bank Takes Real-Time Approach To ID Verification
March 08, 2021  |  Authentication

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Physical Merchants Get Assist In Riding BNPL Wave
Physical Merchants Get Assist In Riding BNPL Wave
March 08, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Let’s enter the payments wayback machine. It’s 2007. “Shrek” and “Harry Potter” rule the box office. Beyonce dominates the pop charts. The iPhone is a...

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MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
MoneyLion CEO: SPAC Route Offers FinTechs ‘Degrees Of Freedom’
March 08, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are all the rage on Wall Street. And analysts seem to be split as to whether it’s all froth or...

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FIS Bets On Digital Wallets To Change The POS Experience
FIS Bets On Digital Wallets To Change The POS Experience
March 05, 2021  |  Payment Methods

For many of us, the past year has been something akin to a “digital immersion class”— and it’s been mandatory, not elective. Get the Full...

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Tapping Payment Orchestration To Get Travel Industry Back On Track
Tapping Payment Orchestration To Get Travel Industry Back On Track
March 05, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The ultimate goal in the payments world is invisibility — a transaction that happens so seamlessly that it fades into the background of a purchase...

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How Brands Can Overcome The Data Deficit And Unlock Subscription Potential
How Brands Can Overcome The Data Deficit And Unlock Subscription Potential
March 05, 2021  |  Subscriptions

The pandemic period has acted as a powerful tailwind for consumer interest in subscriptions. Consumers are signing onto new subscription services by the day, and...

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